Targeting Food Losses and Waste Reduction · Brazil 35.6 Peru 69.6 Venezuela 79.0 Argentina 83.5...
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Jorge M. Fonseca – Dec. 18, 2013
Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division
Targeting Food Losses
and Waste Reduction
Ideas for Investments
870 million people in hunger
9.1 billion to be fed in 2050
2 billion without adequate nutrients
1.3 billion tons are wasted About 1/3 never reaches end of supply chain in developing countries – 1/3 of all food is
discarded by end user in developed countries
“Zero Hunger Challenge”
Deficit/Challenges- Missed opportunity- Response
Commissioned FAO work attracted
worldwide attention
Food losses and waste by world region
Global Initiative on Food Losses and
Waste Reduction
The basic pillars of Save Food
1 Awareness raising on the impact of, and solutions for food loss and waste.
2 Collaboration and coordination of world-wide initiatives on food loss and waste reduction.
3 Support to investment programmes and
projects, implemented by private and public sectors.
4 Policy, strategy and programme development for food loss and waste reduction.
SAVE FOOD
currently has
170 registered
partners
worldwide,
including public,
private, large
and small size
institutions/busi
nesses
Private sector opting for sustainability, but
more support is needed to combat global
food losses and waste
Lack of cold chain
capacity results in
food losses
Needs for investment:
• More information on cold
capacity - Central Asia, Africa -
• Improvement or development
of cold chains – across the
developing world-
Country
Persons/m3 cold
chain capacity
USA 2.9
Germany 3.7
Chile 4.2
Spain 5.7
South Korea 7.0
France 7.7
Panama 7.7
Russia 8.6
India 11.3
Greece 12.0
Costa Rica 13.1
Portugal 13.5
Guatemala 18.4
El Salvador 26.4
Mexico 27.9
Brazil 35.6
Peru 69.6
Venezuela 79.0
Argentina 83.5
China 89.1
South Africa 111.4
Colombia 497.0
Source: Fonseca & Njie, 2013
Estimated 2010 population
density per cubic meter of cold
chain capacity in selected countries
Logistics Systems Appraisals: findings and
recommendations in many areas
Needs for improvement in LAC and SSA regions are urgent in:
• Infrastructure and
transportation
• Information and
communication technology
• Human capital & logistic
management
• Postharvest systems
• Policy framework
Umbrella program of SAVE FOOD:
Support must be tailored to target Food Losses
• More information needed
on «hot spots» where the
highest impact for
reduction can be made
• Training can play a mayor
role; significant benefits
from P/P partnerships
• Different crops present
different challenges; also
location
Food Waste
• Awareness may play an
important factor
• Policies to promote
donations (e.g. reduction
of liability and tax
benefits) appear to help
• Regulation of labeling;
support to sustainable
«life cycle of food» can
add to effort